Angela

Meaning: Angel, messenger
Origin: Greek — Feminine form of Angel

Nicknames: Angie, Ange

Girl's name · #408 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Angela's best rank, #5, came in 1974; it has stepped well back to #408 today. Roughly 673,000 girls have been named Angela since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#61 in Mexico (2024) · #63 in Ecuador (2025) · #68 in Spain (2024) · #114 in Italy (2024) · #538 in Canada (2025) · #539 in Scotland (2025) · #566 in France (2025) · #598 in Poland (2025) · #608 in Ireland (2025) · #671 in Switzerland (2025) · #734 in Belgium (2025) · #1,004 in Sweden (2025) and 12 more.

Famous Angelas

Angela Merkel — Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
Angela Davis — American academic and political activist (born 1944)
Angela Lansbury — British actress (1925–2022)
Angela Bassett — American actress (born 1958)
Angela Carter — English novelist (1940–1992)
Angela Rayner — Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2025 (born 1980)
Angela Sarafyan — Armenian-American actress (born 1983)
Angela Merici — Christian saint (1474–1540)
Angela Gossow — German metal vocalist (born 1974)
Ángela Aguilar — American singer (born 2003)

In stories & tradition

Angela — Marvel and Image Comics superhero
Angela Petrelli — Heroes (TV series)
Angela Martin — Fictional character from The Office (US)

What Angelas become

Among 3,007 notable people named Angela:

Medical professionals appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Angela Vincent, British medical researcher in neuroimmunology (born 1942).

Spellings & nicknames

About 420 girls a year are given Angie as their full name.

Similar names: Angel · Melissa · Andrea · Izabella · Michelle · Rebecca

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